The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 17, 1996
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:42 AM
8:09 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 382,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 906
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
-
New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Apr 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.7° / 145.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 31m / 8.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.42° / -0.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.73° / 1.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.79° / -0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 48.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.